Distribution and Habitat
The shadow trevally is distributed patchily throughout the tropical to subtropical waters of the Indian and west Pacific Oceans. The species westernmost limit is a section of the east African coast from South Africa to Tanzania. No records exist for the species further north until India and Sri Lanka. In the Pacific, the species is known from China, Korea, South East Asia and the Indonesian and Philippines island chains. Its eastern most limit extends to Taiwan and Japan in the north and a number of small island groups including Tonga and Samoa in the south.
The shadow trevally inhabits coastal waters in depths generally less than 15 m. It is known to cruise in small schools along the shallow edge of steep reef drop-offs, and has also been recorded from bays and estuaries. The species has been recorded around shipwrecks, and one study showed it was one of the first fish to move in after a ship was scuttled.
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